We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:01:03 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2010 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Then... The Skeleton Tank. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:16:53 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84992 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84992 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:55:28 -0600 All our new tanks will be canvas covered plywood, armored with multiple layers of hope, and powered by 2,000 unicorn power motors.

No no, it's powered by believing in change (of its own location)...

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84948 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84948 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:37:31 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84918 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84918 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:14:13 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84917 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84917 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:00:49 -0600 *this*...
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84915 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84915 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:56:53 -0600 Just asking.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84908 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84908 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:24:40 -0600
And bogie wheels?  Blast from the past!]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84907 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84907 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:15:26 -0600 Well, Cricket, there's nothing wrong with that approach at all... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84885 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84885 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:51:05 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84867 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84867 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:29:33 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84843 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84843 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:58:35 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84841 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84841 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:42:12 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84840 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84840 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:21:23 -0600 Less stuff for the bad guys to hit and cause internal spalling and ricocheting about in the fighting compartment.

And the tradeoff is -- now the bad guys knew where to concentrate their fire. Directly into the in-plain-sight crew compartment.

BTW, where'd they put the dual 50hp chuggers -- out in the unprotected portion or inside the crew cabin?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84837 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84837 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:01:54 -0600   yea, a BMP w/ a TOW on top... :) You're right, though.. at first glance its a WTF moment.   Gonna be fun times on the target recco days of the training cyclce. Especially fun, because you're gonna hafta bring in all the Navy & AF zoomies too.....

  respects,
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84833 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84833 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:14:11 -0600 Up!
Fire.... ooops.

At least that was my first impression on glancing at that knife-edge prow.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84831 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84831 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:51:14 -0600 Oh, I dunno, AFSis - he could kill FCS in *favor* of this much cheaper robot. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84826 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84826 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:56:33 -0600
All hail, Obeyme, who obviously doesn't subscribe to the idea of intimidating your enemies into submission without firing a shot.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84824 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84824 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:39:12 -0600
and, yes, that 1918 skeleton is a lovely lean beastie.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84819 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/plus_ca_change.html#comment-84819 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:33:32 -0600